Invasion
Invasion Description
1st Record: just SW of Flagler Beach/FL/Intracoastal Waterway (2002, USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program 2008)
Geographic Extent
Vilano Beach/FL/Tolomato River (Intracoastal Waterway) (2004, USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program 2008); just SW of Flagler Beach/FL/Intracoastal Waterway (2002, USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program 2008); Guana-Tomalato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve/FL/Matanzas River Estuary (2002-2012, Eash-Loucks et al. 2014, 7 specimens); at Lighthouse Point Park/Ponce de Leon Inlet, Atlantic Ocean (2009, USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program 2008)
Vectors
Level | Vector |
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Alternate | Natural Dispersal |
Alternate | Ballast Water |